The Sewing Mom

I was tagged a couple of weeks ago by Jenny at Up The Hill Gang and it has taken me so long to get around to writing this post that I wound up getting tagged again, this time by Mrs. Mecomber at New York Traveler.net. Needless to say, I thought I best get off my lazy butt and do this meme before I got tagged again! Thanks ladies for thinking of me by the way!

So, here it is, 7 random things about me. This could be more difficult than it sounds!

1. I said it in the beginning, I can be quite lazy. I’d be content to sit in my pajamas on the sofa all day with a good cup of coffee and my laptop!
2. I love my coffee. I’m picky about coffee though, it has to be good quality with French vanilla creamer! I have my coffee delivered monthly from Green Mountain Coffee in Vermont.
3. I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was 30!
4. I’ve lived in two different countries and 7 different U.S. states during my lifetime and have owned homes in 4 of those. I’ve never lived in one place longer than 7 years.
5. If I won the lottery, I would hire my stylist to do my hair, wash & set daily!
6. I enjoy painting walls; I hate cleaning up after painting.
7. I cry at the drop of a hat. Hallmark commercials? I cry. Humane Society? Huge tears. Sappy movies? Gully washers. I cry if I’m happy, sad, and mad. It makes me mad to cry when I’m angry which only causes me to cry more, very pathetic!

Now I must tag 7 random bloggers, who shall it be…

I tag:

Ellen

Nissa

Elizabeth

Charlotte

Lisa

Karen

and YOU!

A couple of months ago, my daughter, who is in 6th grade, brought me a flower home from school. The 6th grade had sold carnations as a fund raiser and she bought one for me, I was so touched!

When she handed me that single stem with a beautiful pink carnation on top, I just about broke down and cried. It brought back wonderful memories for me from when I was her age and I was really touched by her gesture. She had no idea that for several years, as a kid, I would buy my mom a single carnation as her Mother’s Day gift. I was always so proud of myself for spending my own money on such a delicate gift. When my daughter handed me that flower, I could see the same sense of pride in her eyes and I wanted her to know how much I cherished that flower and her. I was so happy too when that single flower stayed fresh for almost 4 weeks! I just kept changing the water in the little bud vase I had placed it in.

I’m not sure why it came to be that I always bought a carnation. They are a fairly sturdy flower with such a delicate appearance, and I think they are relatively inexpensive, which is probably the reason I was able to afford that flower versus a rose or something more extravagant. Carnations also seem to be in bloom around Mother’s Day and it’s the time of year we always headed to the nursery to get our spring flowers and vegetables for planting. The memory of those carnations has always stayed with me. I even used carnations in my wedding bouquet over 20 years ago.

Now, my mom & I live about 800 miles apart. It’s comforting to know I can still send her carnations or any other flower if I want to by visiting or calling 1800Flowers. Plus, right now, they’re holding a “Celebrate Mom” contest with over $30,000 in prizes! I’m definitely going to be checking that out!